Steve Maase. Courtesy of Lily Maase.

This Saturday at the Outpost, the Inaugural Steve Maase Legacy Guitar Summit will celebrate the life of local guitar legend Steve Maase and mark the official worldwide release of his book, Music Theory You Can Use, a guitar method book over 20 years in the making. Presented by his daughter Lily Maase, a formidable guitarist, producer, bandleader, and educator in her own right, and Guitar Dad Productions, the event includes three generations of Steve’s students. Included are several top-drawer names in the guitar world—Tim Pierce and Mikey Wright, whose work has backed such artists as Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, and Elton John on more than 1,000 albums; and Eric McFadden—each of whom, like Lily herself, began their journey up the fingerboard here in Albuquerque under Steve’s tutelage. They’ll be joined by the rhythm section of the Great Blue Whales, the Albuquerque band with whom Steve played for years. “What we’re really trying to do is present an evening-long overview of who my father was as a player and how he touched us as a musician,” says Lily. The evening will include both some of Steve’s original music that has never been heard before, which Lily will play, and the music that helped shape him as a musician. Continue reading →